‘Shattered’ Rice wows Arteta by getting off sickbed to keep Sporting at bay

• Captain’s brave display helps Arsenal reach semi-final

• ‘We are not perfect we need to improve, that’s for sure’

Mikel Arteta praised his side’s durability after Arsenal reached back-to-back Champions League semi-finals for the first time in their history and revealed that Declan Rice had come off his sickbed to play his part.

Arsenal rarely looked like adding to their advantage from last week’s first leg in Portugal despite controlling possession, with Leandro Trossard heading against a post from a Max Dowman corner late on after coming off the bench.